Zest for control of Bridgeport Republican Town Committee? Let the games begin. Dishon Francis, a 23-year-old Republican mayoral candidate, says party chair Mike Garrett blocked him
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Category: City Politics
Testa Loads Up Treasury For Dem Candidates, Ganim Poised For Headquarters Opening
Another day and another–ho hum–$40,000 raised by Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa to fuel the party’s candidates this September and November. Thursday night Testa hosted
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Langan And Newcomer Torres Form West Side Council Candidacy Partnership
Incumbent City Councilman Kyle Langan and his new running partner Cynthia Torres–both teachers–hope to teach the political establishment a lesson in insurgency. They are challenging
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For Pete’s Sake, Spain Not Seeking Reelection To City Council Seat
Two years ago they formed a tandem of outsiders warring against the establishment, one from Yale, the other Princeton, now both Pete Spain and Christina
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Show Us The Money, Honey–Key Fundraising Period For Mayoral Candidates And Mario
The Democratic Town Committee’s Facebook page moderator Steven Auerbach has been encouraging attendance in the OIB comments section for Thursday’s fundraiser at Testo’s Restaurant, the
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Public Ignorance In The Face Of Legislative Oversight
City fiscal analyst John Marshall Lee stepped up to the council chambers lectern Monday night with a calling to the legislative body about oversight and
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Taylor: Let State Deal With School Deficit, ‘Not Our Job To Assassinate Our Own Students’
On the verge of hiring an interim school chief for one year followed by a process to select a longer term leader, the Board of
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Moore: The Mayoralty Is All About Relationships
Emphasizing her relationships in Hartford as well as her friendship with Governor Ned Lamont to get things done, State Senator Marilyn Moore opened her Downtown
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